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A Beautiful Timeline: the U.S. Civil War

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This fantastic timeline of the U.S. Civil War (History of the Civil War in the United States, 1860-1865) was compiled by J. Kellick Bathurst, drawn by Edward Perrin, and printed by the Courier Lithographic Co. of Buffalo, N.Y. in 1897. It is a beautiful thing, and is actually pretty useful:

A detailed view reveals that the timeline includes major (and minor) battles weighted for their importance and distinction:

Notes:1.

"Scaife's Comparative and Synoptical System of History Applied to All Countries. Entered According to Act of Congress in the Year 1897, By the Comparative Synoptical Chart Co., Limited, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington. Filed in the United States, 1896. Copyright in Great Britain, 1897." Produced by the Comparative Synoptical Chart Co., Limited.107 X 76 Cm. Buffalo, N.Y.; London, England; Toronto, Canada, [The Comparative Synoptical Chart Company, Limited], c1897.